Description
The NOAA-20 Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Water Reservoir Monthly Level 3 (L3) Global (VJ128C3) Version 2 product provides current data for 151 man-made reservoirs and 13 regulated natural lakes for a total of 164 reservoirs.
The VJ128C3 data product is a composite of the 8-day area classifications from VJ128C2 which is converted to provide monthly elevation and water storage. The Lake Temperature and Evaporation Model (LTEM) with input from VIIRS Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity (VJ121A2) and meteorological data from Global Land Data Assimilation System (GLDAS) are used to produce monthly evaporation rates and volume losses.
The VJ128C3 data product provides a monthly time series that consists of a single layer with information about the reservoir identifier, dam location (longitude and latitude), reservoir surface area, elevation, water storage capacity, evaporation rate, and evaporation volume.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
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| This dataset's landing page | HTML | The LP DAAC product page provides information on Science Data Set layers and links for user guides, ATBDs, data access, tools, customer support, etc. | Open resource |
| View this dataset's product quality assessment | HTML | The LDOPE Land Product Quality Assessment website provides known issues, maneuvers, and product quality of the land products. | Open resource |
| The dataset's project home page | HTML | The LP DAAC website provides detailed information on discovery, distribution, access, and support of land data products. | Open resource |
| View this dataset's user's guide | The technical information in the User's Guide enables users to interpret and use the data products. | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's algorithm theoretical basis document | The ATBD provides physical theory and mathematical procedures for the calculations used to produce the data products. | Open resource | |
| Google Scholar search results | HTML | Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset through Earthdata Search | HDF | Earthdata Search allows users to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data. | Open resource |
| View this dataset's science data product validation documentation | HTML | Validation at stage 1 has been achieved for the VIIRS Global Water Reservoir product suite. | Open resource |
| View this dataset's science data product validation documentation | HTML | Further details regarding VIIRS product validation and maturity status are available from VIIRS Land Product Quality Assessment site. | Open resource |